Instructor Requirements
Requirement 1: Get Certified
To earn a Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Instructor certificate, you must take and pass the following 2007 Microsoft Office System exams:
Using Microsoft Office Word 2007 Using Microsoft Office Excel® 2007 Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint® 2007 Using Microsoft Office Outlook® 2007 Windows Vista® for the Business Worker Optional: Using Microsoft Office Access™ 2007
Requirement 2: Instructional Experience
Any one of the following credentials will satisfy the instructional experience requirement for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Instructor certificate:
A diploma or transcript from an accredited educational institution, verifying you have satisfied the requirements for a teaching or training degree, or a copy of your teaching certificate or post-graduate degree. A written letter (on company letterhead) from a current or past employer, verifying you have had at least two years of experience as a competent trainer of Microsoft Office desktop programs. A certificate verifying you have successfully completed a Microsoft approved Presentation Skills or Train-the-Trainer course. An instructor completion certificate from any of the following vendors: CSO Group, CompTIA, Certified Internet Webmaster, Cisco Systems, Citrix, Lotus, Microsoft (MCT), Novell, Oracle or Santa Cruz Operation.
Requirement 3: Application Process
Complete the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Instructor application E-mail proof of your instructional experience or credentials to microsoftinstructor@certiport.com When you receive an e-mail asking you to do so, submit your application fee of $95 USD Wait approximately four weeks for your application to be processed
Instructor Benefits
By becoming an instructor you receive:
The Instructor Welcome Kit, including:
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Your Instructor certificate
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One Instructor wallet card
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One Instructor lapel pin
The opportunity to join the Instructor Network and receive the semi-annual Instructor Newsletter Worldwide recognition and authorization to teach and train others to become certified Permission to use the Microsoft® Certified Application Specialist Instructor Logo
If you are currently a Microsoft® Office Specialist Master Instructor and wish to advance to this new certification, you will receive the following incentives:
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